Threats from Iran and trailer park landlords won’t stop democracy — when we all vote

Shadow people waiting in line to vote

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Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said both Iran and Russia had obtained US voter registration information. Foreign nations recognize our vulnerabilities and are (again!) trying to interfere in our elections. Iran allegedly sent out an avalanche of intimidating emails to Americans pretending to be the white supremacist group, Proud Boys, in order to sow fear and doubt into our democracy.

That’s why this new viral animated music video — written by award-winning songwriters (La La Land, Avenue Q) and featuring Jim Parsons — is even more important to share.

Because we all count!

Disinformation is harmless if you verify everything!

Screen that says fake news on it

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In addition to their Proud Boys intimidation stunt, the emails attributed to Iran also spread disinformation about voter fraud through a linked video.

The video — set to an instrumental version of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” — shows how an alleged fraudulent ballot is cast by someone using the Federal Voting Assistance Program. It is all nonsense. Ballot fraud is extremely rare. You’d make better use of your time trying to produce counterfeit pennies.

Mail-in voting is NOT filled with fraud

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You don’t just scribble the name of a candidate on a napkin, toss it in an envelope, and it’s tabulated. Absentee ballots are safe and have been used by many Americans for well over a hundred years.

William Adler of the Center for Democracy and Technology says:

You can’t just print out a bunch of ballots and send them in. You have to have identifying information.

Like a signature. And a unique bar code. Again,  all the lies about mail-in voting are designed to make you question the process. Don’t.

Colorado coercion

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Will fraud may be rare, voter intimidation is out there. Sometimes it even winds up in your mailbox.

The owner of a Fort Morgan, Colorado trailer park sent a notice to all of his tenants that, in part, read:

“We are not telling you how to vote. We are just telling our tenants what we will do according to the results.” Um… I’m no lawyer, but it does sound like you are telling them how to vote.

Again, ignore the threats, vote for the candidate of your choice. If anyone asks who you voted for, that’s your private information, and it’s absolutely none of their business.

The worst-case scenario is that you don’t vote

People standing in line to vote wearing face masks

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Don’t be intimidated. Go to the polls. Or vote by mail. Often the fear is much worse than what will happen. Cancel out the noise.

Take it from Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney:

If you voted in the past, you know exactly how to do it… just walk on by and go exercise your right to vote – that’s how we beat this back.

That’s how we make sure every American gets counted.

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